I Just heard from a Chevy salesman that 2023 will be the last year you can get a V8 in any pick up. Not sure how true that is. My wife just bought her a used 2021 with the 2.7. I have conflicting thoughts and concerns. We put a lot of two lane highway miles on our vehicle. We do own a few cows, a boat and haul trailers regularly. Usually our load would be under a ton but cows may be closer to 2.5 at most. I hope this 2.7 will get it done, But the 2012 5.3l isn't going anywhere till we know. We pick it up tomorrow. Kind of excited to see how it performs.